On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 07:19:30PM -0600, John F Meinel Jr was heard to remark: > Once again I'm here to ask a question for freecoins, the palm record > keeping software (http://freecoins.sourceforge.net)... > Someone believed that gnucash supported a SQL backend instead of using > an XML file. Is that true? The reason is that the author and lead > developer of freecoins would like to see it connected with a SQL db as > a generic conduit. And then have gnucash connect to the same db. > So were they right? Or is that an old, unused feature that isn't > supported anymore?
Uhhh... The SQL backend in gnucash doesn't support some of the newer features. It was designed to be robust and reliable in a multi-user environment. Unfortunately, that means that its a bit on the complicated side, and is kind-of hard to extend to add new features. It seems that no one is clamoring for SQL, not really, not enough to do much about it. But I think the core gnucash sql tables (account, transaction, etc) are in fine shape, and should be usable by others, if so desired. > I believe his thought was that since it is already in database format > (palm db), it is easier to convert it to another database format, then palm "db's" are nothing at all like sql. --linas -- pub 1024D/01045933 2001-02-01 Linas Vepstas (Labas!) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP Key fingerprint = 8305 2521 6000 0B5E 8984 3F54 64A9 9A82 0104 5933
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